Spooky Science Lab Podcast
@spookysciencelab.bsky.social
An all-ages podcast in which two horror authors discuss strange-but-true science facts. Hosted by Nicholas Kaufmann and David Wellington. Merch: https://www.teepublic.com/user/spooky-science-lab
Podcast listener Tina came to this past weekend's Merrimack Valley Halloween Book Festival in a Spooky Science Lab t-shirt and had her picture taken with your faithful co-host @nicholaskaufmann.bsky.social! (1/2)
October 20, 2025 at 3:44 PM
Podcast listener Tina came to this past weekend's Merrimack Valley Halloween Book Festival in a Spooky Science Lab t-shirt and had her picture taken with your faithful co-host @nicholaskaufmann.bsky.social! (1/2)
The lab was contacted by podcast listener Giasone to let us know he was representing Spooky Science Lab with a t-shirt while attending Dreadcon in Burlington, Ontario! Much appreciated, Giasone! (1/2)
September 14, 2025 at 12:39 PM
The lab was contacted by podcast listener Giasone to let us know he was representing Spooky Science Lab with a t-shirt while attending Dreadcon in Burlington, Ontario! Much appreciated, Giasone! (1/2)
Exciting news from podcast co-host Nicholas Kaufmann!
🌟 COVER REVEAL! 😍
Coming July 1st from Hippocampus Press: MONUMENTS IN DARKNESS, the new short story collection by Bram Stoker Award, Shirley Jackson Award, Thriller Award, and Dragon Award finalist Nicholas Kaufmann! (1/2)
Coming July 1st from Hippocampus Press: MONUMENTS IN DARKNESS, the new short story collection by Bram Stoker Award, Shirley Jackson Award, Thriller Award, and Dragon Award finalist Nicholas Kaufmann! (1/2)
June 17, 2025 at 7:22 PM
Exciting news from podcast co-host Nicholas Kaufmann!
Today is co-host @davidwellington.bsky.social's birthday! The best gift you can get him--aside from a real-life shrink ray--also happens to be a gift for yourself! Treat yourself to something from our merch store today in Dave's honor! www.teepublic.com/user/spooky-...
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April 23, 2025 at 1:23 PM
Today is co-host @davidwellington.bsky.social's birthday! The best gift you can get him--aside from a real-life shrink ray--also happens to be a gift for yourself! Treat yourself to something from our merch store today in Dave's honor! www.teepublic.com/user/spooky-...
Savvy listeners will have picked up on the fact that Spooky Science Lab is recorded in New York City. What they may not know is that NYC is also home to 2,143 species of fungus, including "carnivorous mushrooms that use little lassos to rope little worms."
Hunting the Wild Mushrooms of New York City (Gift Article)
There are thousands of species of fungus in the city, with names like American dyeball, dingy twiglet and devil’s dipstick. Some even glow in the dark.
www.nytimes.com
April 16, 2025 at 12:53 PM
Savvy listeners will have picked up on the fact that Spooky Science Lab is recorded in New York City. What they may not know is that NYC is also home to 2,143 species of fungus, including "carnivorous mushrooms that use little lassos to rope little worms."
Cerebral organoids (the lab-grown brain cells we discussed in episode 19) are back in the news! We at the lab already thought they were creepy, but this article *really* creeped us out!
Musician Who Died in 2021 Resurrected as Clump of Brain Matter, Now Composing New Music
Using the DNA of the late musician Alvin Lucier, a team has created an "in-vitro brain" that still creates music with its electrical signals.
futurism.com
April 14, 2025 at 10:17 PM
Cerebral organoids (the lab-grown brain cells we discussed in episode 19) are back in the news! We at the lab already thought they were creepy, but this article *really* creeped us out!
What it's like hosting a podcast about strange science.
April 13, 2025 at 11:41 AM
What it's like hosting a podcast about strange science.
Now that the podcast is on break until Season 3, we at the lab would like to remind you about our merch store!
Buying merch is a great way to support the podcast so we don't have to resort to putting ads in the episodes (boooo!).
Check it out and let everyone know you like your science spooky!
Buying merch is a great way to support the podcast so we don't have to resort to putting ads in the episodes (boooo!).
Check it out and let everyone know you like your science spooky!
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Shop t-shirts, phone cases, hoodies, art prints and mugs created by independent artists from around the globe.
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April 10, 2025 at 1:15 PM
Now that the podcast is on break until Season 3, we at the lab would like to remind you about our merch store!
Buying merch is a great way to support the podcast so we don't have to resort to putting ads in the episodes (boooo!).
Check it out and let everyone know you like your science spooky!
Buying merch is a great way to support the podcast so we don't have to resort to putting ads in the episodes (boooo!).
Check it out and let everyone know you like your science spooky!
That's a wrap on Season 2!
Spooky Science Lab is going on break for a bit, and then we'll be back for Season 3!
In the meantime, don’t forget that we have merch now! Check out our merch store here: www.teepublic.com/user/spooky-... (1/2)
Spooky Science Lab is going on break for a bit, and then we'll be back for Season 3!
In the meantime, don’t forget that we have merch now! Check out our merch store here: www.teepublic.com/user/spooky-... (1/2)
April 1, 2025 at 12:14 PM
That's a wrap on Season 2!
Spooky Science Lab is going on break for a bit, and then we'll be back for Season 3!
In the meantime, don’t forget that we have merch now! Check out our merch store here: www.teepublic.com/user/spooky-... (1/2)
Spooky Science Lab is going on break for a bit, and then we'll be back for Season 3!
In the meantime, don’t forget that we have merch now! Check out our merch store here: www.teepublic.com/user/spooky-... (1/2)
It's the Season 2 finale! In this episode:
Nick explores the chilling (in more ways than one) world of ice mummies. From Beechey Island in the Arctic to the summits of the Austrian Alps, the bodies of the dead lay frozen and preserved, including one "iceman" discovered to be 5,300 years old! (1/2)
Nick explores the chilling (in more ways than one) world of ice mummies. From Beechey Island in the Arctic to the summits of the Austrian Alps, the bodies of the dead lay frozen and preserved, including one "iceman" discovered to be 5,300 years old! (1/2)
March 31, 2025 at 1:08 PM
It's the Season 2 finale! In this episode:
Nick explores the chilling (in more ways than one) world of ice mummies. From Beechey Island in the Arctic to the summits of the Austrian Alps, the bodies of the dead lay frozen and preserved, including one "iceman" discovered to be 5,300 years old! (1/2)
Nick explores the chilling (in more ways than one) world of ice mummies. From Beechey Island in the Arctic to the summits of the Austrian Alps, the bodies of the dead lay frozen and preserved, including one "iceman" discovered to be 5,300 years old! (1/2)
Spooky Science Lab is back! This week:
Nick takes us back in time to the eruption of Krakatoa in 1883, one of the most devastating volcanic eruptions in history. Not only did it kill tens of thousands, it also changed the Earth's climate in ways that still affect us over 100 years later. (1/2)
Nick takes us back in time to the eruption of Krakatoa in 1883, one of the most devastating volcanic eruptions in history. Not only did it kill tens of thousands, it also changed the Earth's climate in ways that still affect us over 100 years later. (1/2)
March 24, 2025 at 12:55 PM
Spooky Science Lab is back! This week:
Nick takes us back in time to the eruption of Krakatoa in 1883, one of the most devastating volcanic eruptions in history. Not only did it kill tens of thousands, it also changed the Earth's climate in ways that still affect us over 100 years later. (1/2)
Nick takes us back in time to the eruption of Krakatoa in 1883, one of the most devastating volcanic eruptions in history. Not only did it kill tens of thousands, it also changed the Earth's climate in ways that still affect us over 100 years later. (1/2)
Spooky Science Lab is back! This week:
Nick brings us back to the ocean to visit one of its most bizarre inhabitants, the jellyfish. Some have tentacles 100 feet long, others have a sting that can kill you in under five minutes, but most fascinating are the ones who've achieved immortality. (1/2)
Nick brings us back to the ocean to visit one of its most bizarre inhabitants, the jellyfish. Some have tentacles 100 feet long, others have a sting that can kill you in under five minutes, but most fascinating are the ones who've achieved immortality. (1/2)
March 17, 2025 at 1:00 PM
Spooky Science Lab is back! This week:
Nick brings us back to the ocean to visit one of its most bizarre inhabitants, the jellyfish. Some have tentacles 100 feet long, others have a sting that can kill you in under five minutes, but most fascinating are the ones who've achieved immortality. (1/2)
Nick brings us back to the ocean to visit one of its most bizarre inhabitants, the jellyfish. Some have tentacles 100 feet long, others have a sting that can kill you in under five minutes, but most fascinating are the ones who've achieved immortality. (1/2)
Remember back in episode 19 when we talked about cerebral organoids, tiny lab-grown human brain cells? We estimated that in five or ten years, you would be able to buy a computer that runs on brain cells. We were wrong. It's already here!
This $35,000 Computer Is Powered by Trapped Human Brain Cells
A company is selling what it calls the world’s first “code deployable biological computer.”
gizmodo.com
March 14, 2025 at 3:12 PM
Remember back in episode 19 when we talked about cerebral organoids, tiny lab-grown human brain cells? We estimated that in five or ten years, you would be able to buy a computer that runs on brain cells. We were wrong. It's already here!
Spooky Science Lab is back with a new episode! This week:
• Nick takes us to the deepest ocean depths to meet the alien-looking anglerfish and its bizarre, disturbing mating habits. Think you've been on weird dates? You haven't seen anything yet! (1/2)
• Nick takes us to the deepest ocean depths to meet the alien-looking anglerfish and its bizarre, disturbing mating habits. Think you've been on weird dates? You haven't seen anything yet! (1/2)
March 10, 2025 at 12:33 PM
Spooky Science Lab is back with a new episode! This week:
• Nick takes us to the deepest ocean depths to meet the alien-looking anglerfish and its bizarre, disturbing mating habits. Think you've been on weird dates? You haven't seen anything yet! (1/2)
• Nick takes us to the deepest ocean depths to meet the alien-looking anglerfish and its bizarre, disturbing mating habits. Think you've been on weird dates? You haven't seen anything yet! (1/2)
Spooky Science Lab is back with a new episode! This week:
Nick introduces listeners to the horrifying horsehair worm, a water-dwelling parasitic organism whose brutal lifecycle puts its insect host through hell, culminating in the worm's unique ability to compel its host to drown itself. (1/2)
Nick introduces listeners to the horrifying horsehair worm, a water-dwelling parasitic organism whose brutal lifecycle puts its insect host through hell, culminating in the worm's unique ability to compel its host to drown itself. (1/2)
March 3, 2025 at 1:51 PM
Spooky Science Lab is back with a new episode! This week:
Nick introduces listeners to the horrifying horsehair worm, a water-dwelling parasitic organism whose brutal lifecycle puts its insect host through hell, culminating in the worm's unique ability to compel its host to drown itself. (1/2)
Nick introduces listeners to the horrifying horsehair worm, a water-dwelling parasitic organism whose brutal lifecycle puts its insect host through hell, culminating in the worm's unique ability to compel its host to drown itself. (1/2)
Special news from co-host Nicholas Kaufmann, everyone's fungus friend!
The new anthology of fungus-related horror stories, DARK SPORES, is on sale now and features Nick's story "Dead and Forgotten in Manhattanville"! It's a chilling tale chock full of strange spores and fungal frights! (1/2)
The new anthology of fungus-related horror stories, DARK SPORES, is on sale now and features Nick's story "Dead and Forgotten in Manhattanville"! It's a chilling tale chock full of strange spores and fungal frights! (1/2)
Dark Spores: Stories We Tell After Midnight Volume 4
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March 1, 2025 at 2:03 PM
Special news from co-host Nicholas Kaufmann, everyone's fungus friend!
The new anthology of fungus-related horror stories, DARK SPORES, is on sale now and features Nick's story "Dead and Forgotten in Manhattanville"! It's a chilling tale chock full of strange spores and fungal frights! (1/2)
The new anthology of fungus-related horror stories, DARK SPORES, is on sale now and features Nick's story "Dead and Forgotten in Manhattanville"! It's a chilling tale chock full of strange spores and fungal frights! (1/2)
Spooky Science Lab is back with a new episode! This week:
Nick explores Lazarus Syndrome, a rare occurrence where people who are declared dead mysteriously wake up hours later, sometimes just minutes away from being embalmed. The dead are rising, but this isn't a zombie movie, it's real life! (1/2)
Nick explores Lazarus Syndrome, a rare occurrence where people who are declared dead mysteriously wake up hours later, sometimes just minutes away from being embalmed. The dead are rising, but this isn't a zombie movie, it's real life! (1/2)
February 24, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Spooky Science Lab is back with a new episode! This week:
Nick explores Lazarus Syndrome, a rare occurrence where people who are declared dead mysteriously wake up hours later, sometimes just minutes away from being embalmed. The dead are rising, but this isn't a zombie movie, it's real life! (1/2)
Nick explores Lazarus Syndrome, a rare occurrence where people who are declared dead mysteriously wake up hours later, sometimes just minutes away from being embalmed. The dead are rising, but this isn't a zombie movie, it's real life! (1/2)
We love seeing our fans enjoying our merch! While attending Boskone 62 this weekend, Nick ran into Ethan from Boston, MA looking smart in a Spooky Science Lab tee!
If you haven't checked out our merch store yet, you can find it right here: www.teepublic.com/user/spooky-...
If you haven't checked out our merch store yet, you can find it right here: www.teepublic.com/user/spooky-...
February 17, 2025 at 8:47 PM
We love seeing our fans enjoying our merch! While attending Boskone 62 this weekend, Nick ran into Ethan from Boston, MA looking smart in a Spooky Science Lab tee!
If you haven't checked out our merch store yet, you can find it right here: www.teepublic.com/user/spooky-...
If you haven't checked out our merch store yet, you can find it right here: www.teepublic.com/user/spooky-...
Spooky Science Lab is back with a new episode! This week:
• Nick shrinks Dave to the size of a bacterium and sends him into the savage battlefield of the human immune system, a breathtaking biological enterprise that's second in complexity only to the human brain. (1/2)
• Nick shrinks Dave to the size of a bacterium and sends him into the savage battlefield of the human immune system, a breathtaking biological enterprise that's second in complexity only to the human brain. (1/2)
February 17, 2025 at 2:13 PM
Spooky Science Lab is back with a new episode! This week:
• Nick shrinks Dave to the size of a bacterium and sends him into the savage battlefield of the human immune system, a breathtaking biological enterprise that's second in complexity only to the human brain. (1/2)
• Nick shrinks Dave to the size of a bacterium and sends him into the savage battlefield of the human immune system, a breathtaking biological enterprise that's second in complexity only to the human brain. (1/2)
Spooky Science Lab is back with a new episode! This week:
• Nick gets too close for comfort to a tree the Guinness Book of World Records called "the deadliest tree in the world." With poisonous fruit, toxic bark, and lethal sap, there's no doubt the manchineel tree wants you dead. (1/2)
• Nick gets too close for comfort to a tree the Guinness Book of World Records called "the deadliest tree in the world." With poisonous fruit, toxic bark, and lethal sap, there's no doubt the manchineel tree wants you dead. (1/2)
February 10, 2025 at 2:18 PM
Spooky Science Lab is back with a new episode! This week:
• Nick gets too close for comfort to a tree the Guinness Book of World Records called "the deadliest tree in the world." With poisonous fruit, toxic bark, and lethal sap, there's no doubt the manchineel tree wants you dead. (1/2)
• Nick gets too close for comfort to a tree the Guinness Book of World Records called "the deadliest tree in the world." With poisonous fruit, toxic bark, and lethal sap, there's no doubt the manchineel tree wants you dead. (1/2)
🥳 This is incredible news! We're so honored and grateful to reach this milestone! A big, big thank you to all our listeners! We hope you'll keep listening! Here's to the next thousand downloads!
February 3, 2025 at 8:23 PM
🥳 This is incredible news! We're so honored and grateful to reach this milestone! A big, big thank you to all our listeners! We hope you'll keep listening! Here's to the next thousand downloads!
Spooky Science Lab is back with a new episode! This week:
• Nick recounts the true story of a young Australian man who, in 2010, ate a garden slug on a dare. What followed was a swift physical deterioration, eventually putting him into a coma. But slugs aren't poisonous, so what happened? (1/2)
• Nick recounts the true story of a young Australian man who, in 2010, ate a garden slug on a dare. What followed was a swift physical deterioration, eventually putting him into a coma. But slugs aren't poisonous, so what happened? (1/2)
February 3, 2025 at 2:02 PM
Spooky Science Lab is back with a new episode! This week:
• Nick recounts the true story of a young Australian man who, in 2010, ate a garden slug on a dare. What followed was a swift physical deterioration, eventually putting him into a coma. But slugs aren't poisonous, so what happened? (1/2)
• Nick recounts the true story of a young Australian man who, in 2010, ate a garden slug on a dare. What followed was a swift physical deterioration, eventually putting him into a coma. But slugs aren't poisonous, so what happened? (1/2)
We're back with a new episode! This week:
• Nick recounts the bizarre events that befell the coastal city of Capitola, California in 1961, when thousands of seabirds attacked the city, an incident eerily similar to Alfred Hitchcock's famous movie The Birds, yet this happened two years before. (1/2)
• Nick recounts the bizarre events that befell the coastal city of Capitola, California in 1961, when thousands of seabirds attacked the city, an incident eerily similar to Alfred Hitchcock's famous movie The Birds, yet this happened two years before. (1/2)
January 27, 2025 at 1:32 PM
We're back with a new episode! This week:
• Nick recounts the bizarre events that befell the coastal city of Capitola, California in 1961, when thousands of seabirds attacked the city, an incident eerily similar to Alfred Hitchcock's famous movie The Birds, yet this happened two years before. (1/2)
• Nick recounts the bizarre events that befell the coastal city of Capitola, California in 1961, when thousands of seabirds attacked the city, an incident eerily similar to Alfred Hitchcock's famous movie The Birds, yet this happened two years before. (1/2)
We love seeing our fans enjoying our merch!Here's Emily Mintz from NYC looking fashionable in a classic black Spooky Science Lab tee!
If you've got a t-shirt or any of our other merch, send a picture of you wearing or holding it to [email protected] and we'll post it on our social media!
If you've got a t-shirt or any of our other merch, send a picture of you wearing or holding it to [email protected] and we'll post it on our social media!
January 25, 2025 at 2:20 PM
We love seeing our fans enjoying our merch!Here's Emily Mintz from NYC looking fashionable in a classic black Spooky Science Lab tee!
If you've got a t-shirt or any of our other merch, send a picture of you wearing or holding it to [email protected] and we'll post it on our social media!
If you've got a t-shirt or any of our other merch, send a picture of you wearing or holding it to [email protected] and we'll post it on our social media!
Spooky Science Lab is back with a new episode! This week:
• Nick leads us into the Chernobyl Exclusion Zone to the remains of the reactor itself, where a most unexpected organism has made its home. Not only is it resistant to radiation, it appears to be feeding on radiation to grow and reproduce.
• Nick leads us into the Chernobyl Exclusion Zone to the remains of the reactor itself, where a most unexpected organism has made its home. Not only is it resistant to radiation, it appears to be feeding on radiation to grow and reproduce.
January 20, 2025 at 1:24 PM
Spooky Science Lab is back with a new episode! This week:
• Nick leads us into the Chernobyl Exclusion Zone to the remains of the reactor itself, where a most unexpected organism has made its home. Not only is it resistant to radiation, it appears to be feeding on radiation to grow and reproduce.
• Nick leads us into the Chernobyl Exclusion Zone to the remains of the reactor itself, where a most unexpected organism has made its home. Not only is it resistant to radiation, it appears to be feeding on radiation to grow and reproduce.